Global News and The Associated Press Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:48 PM
http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/feature/6442712847/story.html
TORONTO - International conservation groups have unveiled a list of the earth's most threatened 100 animals, plants and fungi and say urgent action is needed to protect them. More than 8,000 scientists from the IUCN Species Survival Commission have come together and identified the species Tuesday in a report presented to a global conservation forum on the southern South Korean island of Jeju. The species live in 48 countries and include the Tarzan's chameleon, the spoon-billed sandpiper and the pygmy three-toed sloth. The Zoological Society of London and the International Union for Conservation of Nature fear the 100 species will die out because they don't provide humans with obvious benefits. Experts say that focused conservation efforts can prevent the species' extinction in almost all cases.
http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/426256/priceless-or-worthless-final-wq-2040.pdf
Of particular interest to all of us tree folk, is that the list includes several species of trees.
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Hibiscadelphus woodii
Population size: Unknown
Range: Kalalau Valley, Hawaii
Primary threats: Habitat degradation due
to feral ungulates and invasive introduced
plant species
Actions required: Survey the extremely
steep terrain for additional individuals
Control of invasive species in the remaining
suitable habitat so that species can be
reintroduced if more individuals are located
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Dombeya mauritania
Population size: Unknown
Range: Mauritius
Primary threats: Habitat degradation
and destruction due to encroachment by
alien invasive plant species and cannabis
cultivation
Action required: Control of invasive plant
species, habitat protection and reintroduction
of propagated individuals
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Diospyros katendei
Population size: 20 individuals, one population
Range: Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve,
Uganda
Primary threats: High pressure from
communities for agricultural activity, illegal
tree felling, habitat degradation due to
alluvial gold digging and small population
Actions required: Enforcement of legal
protection of area, field surveys for further
search and ex-situ conservation in arboreta /
botanic gardens
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